Richard Carpenter may refer to:
- Richard Carpenter (musician) (born 1946), American musician and composer, formerly one half of the Carpenters
- Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) (1929–2012), British screenwriter and actor
- Richard Cromwell Carpenter (1812–1855), British 19th century architect
- Richard Carpenter (architect) (1841–1893), British Victorian architect, son of above
- Richard Carpenter (footballer) (born 1972), English football player
- Richard Carpenter (jazz composer), composer of Miles Davis's "Walkin'"
- Richard Carpenter (theologian) (1575–1627), English clergyman and theological writer
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